Canada's Private Sector Union

Politics

Ottawa – March 14, 2018 – Many Canadians were excited when Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government announced in the 2018 Federal Budget the establishment of a committee to analyze the implementation of a national pharmacare plan. However, the budget announcement left out one key word – universal.

Ottawa – February 9, 2018 – UFCW Canada activists recently joined labour allies from across the country in Ottawa to participate in a series of political action meetings with government ministers and Members of Parliament.

Toronto and Edmonton – January 19, 2018 – Ever since minimum wages were first introduced in Canada in the 1920s, the business community and right-wing politicians have protested each time the minimum wage has increased.

Newmarket, Ont. – December 18, 2017 – Activists from UFCW Locals 175 and 1006A and the UFCW Canada National Office were out in full force at a York Region Council meeting on December 14 to stand up for public holidays for retail workers in the region.